Pool-register.



' E. LMANGHESTER.

POOL REGISTER. I Ammoulon mmm 030. 3, mm

Paisentefi June 25, 1912.

wmmo 6w. Q. 76,

cleats nmvns'rj. MANCHESTER, or R NDOLPH, VERMONT.

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To all whom it may concern: H

'Be it known that I, E mns'r F. Maxenas- Tim, a citizen ofthe United States, residingv at Randolph in thev county of Orange and 'State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pool-Reg istei's, ofwhich the following'is a -specifica- -ion, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to registers and more particularly to a registerand indicator 'for games of pool and the like',- and has for its objectlt o provide a device fof this class which can be 'iqeadil'y and cheaply manufactured, and have its'parts so arranged as to permit "thee'asy inspection and-repair of the samewhenever the same is desirable.

A further object "of this in vent-ion is to a have the mechanism used in this device as -si1nple as possible so that thereivill be little opgort-uni't'y for the same 'to'get ,out of order.

In the a'ccompanyingdrawings which illustrate by way of example an embodiment of this invention, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a registering device embodying this invention, and with its back removed. Fig. 2 is adetail of the cover used with this .device, said c'oiierbeing provided with an indicatingmeans used for-registering the points or games played.

Similar referencecharacters refer to simi' lar parts throughoutthe drawings.

In the construction..shou'n in the draw ings, 1 represents the casing, which is arranged to receive the various working parts of the device, and is provided with a pa r of 'eleats 2 and 3, extending across theback ofthe same and sccurely fastened thereto. A. transverse cleat 4 which is provided with ahole 5 therein is fastened to the cleats 2 and 3, by any suit-able means 6, and serves to support. the axle, 7 of the ratchet wheel 8.

The 'wlieel S provided with an enlarged hub 9, \vlnch is arranged to receive a cord.

D ,spring 11, secured to the casing.

' A pawl lever 12 pivotally secured to the i :10 which is held in tension by a suitable l casin'gl, and has its tooth 13 arranged toehgagein the teeth of the ratchet wheel 8,

'for. the purpose of-restraining thesame from being actuated by the spring 11' and is. ar-

ranged to move in slots provilled in the 2 and'3. ,This pawl leverlis kept in ther object-s ofv this invention'will be- -come apparent as itis more fully set forth.-

arranged to actuate-another :pawl'1everf22 4 s ecificationof-Letters Patent. ,P tentedJune 251912.; Application filed December 13, 1911. Serial No. 665,499.

contact with the wheel 8 by meaixsof'aiflat springs14 suitably" secured to the casing,- as

is elearlyshown in the drawings. '1"

1 'A' lever 15 is mounted-in one corner-of the casing and suitably pivoted-there o, andq'ao provided with a link-member lfithat secures it to the pawl lever; 12. The .parts'f..15and lGare for the purpose of .providingrmansk for permittlng a key to; be usedin .connec' tion therewith, for pul 15 is actuated by means of a key iinsqrted'in f the slot 17, inthe'doorofthe easing,andjis I i disposed so that the key will cause the lever. T

to move on its pivot in the direction shown 1.70

bythe arrow, and thereby 'ca'use thet0oth13 is v 1 todisengage from the teethofjthe:wheel and"= permit the same to operate'unde 'the action i" of the'spring -11 v A lever 18 is fastened tothe lowenportion" of the casing and extends'tlirough 'a hol 19 in the-side thereof, and isprovided with-,abook 20 for the purpose of providing means for supporting a poohtrian'gle 'thereon. This lever isheld. in its uppermost positionby means of asuitablespririg'21 prefe ably fastened'to'a casing 14 Thelever 181s andthereby cause its tooth 23150111111 down on the ratchet-"wheel v8 and .threby,=fca}1se 4 the same to be tensioned the'sfaringill as the cord 10 of the samewis-wonnd onlthe" hub 9 of the wheel. A suitable slot is-p w vided in the eleat 3 forthepur iose of "con 1 trolling the later-abmoven'lnt of 'thepawl90' lever 22. f I 1 ff; a The axle 7 of-the ratchet wheelie of-suel1'--= T a. length-as to extend-through!1101924}in j the'door 25 of the easing 1,,s' o' that a suit .able hand or indicator- 26 canbe secitr'edafi". .thereto, so as to beactuated-thereby 27 is a suitable indicating' arrangernentgused in connectign with the hand 26 for dicating the number 0t gamesPIayed. 1 The method of operating the dance 1s as follows; The checker puts a triangle onfthe hoolcQO att-he termination of each;g'ame and thereby causes the lever 18 to assume' its lowest position and at the same time, make the tooth 23 of the lever 22 pull downwardly eause't-he indicator hand to 'move up one notch or point,=and at the same time a ten 1 sion will be put on the sprlng cause the wheel 8 to return to its normal ling the pawl lever i 3 I out of registry with the wheel 831 Thdleverff.

'10! on the wheel 8. This'uctmn in-turnnvvjll 11 -that will s same has been moved up to. As the wheel is rotated by meansofjhe pawl lever 22, 'it

.5 willride pastthe tooth 13 of thep'awl lever 12 in the ordinary ratchet manner, but will be prevented from rotating downwardly by said tooth, asthe same will be'kept in engagement with the tooth of the wheel 8 by means of the spring 14; When the games are paid for, the operator or checker places a key int-he slot 17,-Which 'is in the door of the-casing, and when .the blade of the key is brought into proper registry with the lever 15, it is turned so as to disengage the tooth 13 from the wheel andpermitthe same to rotate-hackto its normal p osition,- provided; thatflthej, triangle ,-is not on the lever-18. c a

-While there is shown a spring for the purpose of providing the necessary tension on i the wheel, it is of course understood that a weight:can--be used for the purpose, and is inmany cases preferable, so that it is not desired to limit tl1is 'application for patent, to the particular form of construction shown-in the drawings, or in any other way I otherwise than necessitated by the prior art,

as many modifications in the construction maybe madewithout departing from the "principles thereof and coming within the.

' scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed 1s:-

A pool register, including a casing, cleats mounted in said casing and arranged one joining face of the casing and also bet-ween the first named cleats, a spool movable with said ratchet wheel and disposed between the ratchet wheel and the said transversely ex-v tendmgCleat, a cord connected .to said spool to wind thereon, a spring connect'ed to the cord and secured within the casing, a spring pressed detent confined between the cleats and "the adjoining face" of the casing and adapted to engage the ratchet wheel, apawl inounted-bet-ween one of adjoining face of the casing'and also adapt.- ed to engage the ratchet wheel, an actuating leversaid cleats and the 'connected to said pawl and gill-1 erumed in the casing, nleansconnec'ted to the detent forfretractingthe latter,

wheel, for the purpOSesPecified. In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix indicating pointer movable with said 'ratehet I? MANCHESTER signature in the-presence of two witnesses. 

